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Wheaton (Ill.)

Thunder

News Releases

November 28, 2016Thunder roll into DecemberWheaton is back in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008. The Thunder made it this far behind a defense that wins in the trenches and overpowered its rival in the fourth quarter on Saturday. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Salem feature.

November 26, 2016Wheaton defeats rival North Central 31-14 in a NCAA Second Round matchupNaperville, Ill. – The Wheaton football team (11-1) defeated North Central 31-14 on Saturday in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Today's win marked the third consecutive season that the Wheaton football program has won at least 11 games, following 11-1 campaigns in 2015 an 2014. The three-year run marks only the second time in program history that Wheaton has posted double-digit win totals for three straight years, and the first time that the three-year streak has consisted completely of 11 or more wins.

November 22, 2016Secrets take a back seat in Round 2 rematchYou can't get more familiar than North Central and Wheaton are. Conference rivals -- archrivals, with a trophy game, in fact -- separated by just 8.1 miles of the Chicago suburbs. So when they meet in the second round, there's little they don't already know about each other. Ryan Tipps has more in a Road to Salem feature.

November 19, 2016Rematches set for Texas, IllinoisMary Hardin-Baylor survived an early scare to advance in the first round, while Linfield won on its second trip to Texas of the season and CCIW foes North Central and Wheaton advanced in easy fashion.

November 19, 2016Wheaton defeats Huntingdon, 45-10 in the opening round of the Division III Playoffs.Wheaton, Ill. – The Wheaton Thunder football team defeated Huntingdon College 45-10 under cold and windy conditions on Saturday afternoon in a First Round Playoff game of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Wheaton (10-1) advances to the Second Round, where the Thunder will face off against CCIW rival North Central next Saturday at noon. Huntingdon caps the season with a 9-2 record.